
Woodside strengthens its Australian operations
Woodside has agreed to assume operatorship of the Bass Strait assets, unlocking potential development of additional gas resources, following an historic agreement with ExxonMobil Australia (ExxonMobil).
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Woodside has agreed to assume operatorship of the Bass Strait assets, unlocking potential development of additional gas resources, following an historic agreement with ExxonMobil Australia (ExxonMobil).

The dismantled platform, weighing around 4000 t, is the largest ever dismantled and reused in Malaysia, with part of its structure already located on the seabed, where it will serve as a support for the creation of artificial reefs.

The brief provides new analysis of stalled US project pipelines, modelling on the economic impact of new import tariffs, and a growing innovation gap that now favours East Asia.

In early 2025, the vessel underwent significant upgrades to expand its capabilities and improve performance for modern survey demands.

This program is federally funded under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) which specifically provides US$850 million in grants to reduce, monitor, measure, and quantify methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.

Baker Hughes and Chart Industries have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Baker Hughes will acquire all outstanding shares of Chart’s common stock for US$210 per share in cash, equivalent to a total enterprise value of US$13.6 billion.

CSA will mobilise vessels of opportunity to perform field operations in a range of water depths up to 3000 m and manage multiple Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) programs offshore Suriname.

According to the EIA, most of this growth was in New Mexico from crude oil produced from federal lands in the Permian Basin.

Saipem and Subsea7 have announced that they have entered into a binding merger agreement, on terms and conditions in line with what previously communicated at the time of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on 23 February 2025. The merger of Saipem and Subsea7 will create a global leader in energy services.

Aker BP ASA has entered into an agreement with Japex Norge AS to swap a 10% interest in the Aker BP-operated Alve Nord development and a 3.5% interest in the Verdande development.

Pantheon Resources has announced it has spudded the Dubhe-1 appraisal well at the company’s Ahpun oil field on the North Slope of Alaska.

SLB secures comprehensive carbon storage solutions contract for pioneering CCS infrastructure.